The US Military Academy’s Department of History is pleased to invite you to a West Point Symposium on the History of Irregular Warfare, 18-20 November 2009. The symposium will feature the scholarship of five cadet panel presenters with commentary by distinguished guest scholars, including: Dr. Stephen Biddle as our keynote speaker, Dr. Jeremy Black, Col. Robert Cassidy, Dr. Conrad Crane, Dr. George Herring, Dr. Brian Linn, and Dr. Peter Mansoor. Additionally, Dr. James Le Sueur (Uncivil War: Intellectuals and Identity Politics, 2005) will present a special lecture on Algerian society since 1963. Col. Gian Gentile, a History faculty member, will participate as part of the “Visiting Scholars Panel” with Dr. Crane, Dr. Mansoor, and Col. Cassidy.
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Dr. James Le Sueur is a professor of history at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. In the spring of 2004, in my penultimate semester as an undergraduate at UNL, I took a course he taught called "The History of Terrorism." I was struck by his energy and breadth of knowledge, especially relating to the underpinnings of Northern African terrorism (no wonder he is presenting on Algeria's history). Ever since I got back into my current line of work later that year, I have sort of been wondering why I never saw his name associated with any conferences or programs in the burgeoning field of counterinsurgency, counterterror, irregular warfare, and so forth. Clearly he has knowledge that would be very relevant to the ongoing discussion. Welcome to the fold, Professor Le Sueur.
GJS
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